documentary
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During a screening of his 1985 documentary, “The Making of Sun City,” at Springsteen’s Center for American Music in Long Branch, N.J., sources shared that the star was heard discussing his upcoming endeavors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
A documentary examines the still-mysterious conflict—possibly involving professional agitators—that broke out at a game in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The key evidence included interviews Davis gave authorities, a documentary and his own 2019 memoir detailing the killing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Bulls’ 1997-98 season was the subject of the “Last Dance” documentary series released in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
All three of us would rather fold into each other on the couch, reading a book or watching a documentary, than gossip with Mama.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
The Criterion Collection package also includes Kubrick’s three short films, archival interviews, and several documentaries about the director—including the revealing one made by Vivian Kubrick, who followed her dad around as he filmed “The Shining.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Before Jupp took up her role in documentaries, she had moved to the US and was a senior member of the BBC's AI team, developing and leading the BBC's approach to artificial intelligence.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Two sources also say Diddy has access to a “jailbroken” tablet where he watches movies and documentaries, including “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” the Netflix docuseries produced by his adversary Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Social media and shortform video have pushed everything from music to documentaries into a race to truncate their lengths and make everything bite-size, in order to bend to the current of algorithm-centric audiences.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
She hugs me, resting her chin on my shoulder the same way she would relax on my chest whenever she was about to watch one of her historical documentaries.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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